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Byron Hurley Photography

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Photographer located in central Illinois. I love nature, I also do storm chasing and Aurora watching when I get the chance. Really into birds at the moment. 🌪️ = 5 Life list = 102 https://byron-hurley.pixels.com/

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Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · May 10

If you're interested in buying prints, this is the place to go! I've got bird photos, northern lights photos, flower photos, and more!

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Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · 9h

Duck #birds #wildlife #photography 🌿

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The ducks are returning

#photography #wildlife #birds 🌿

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Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · 15d

Well yeah but I don't wanna

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Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · 16d

HK and SS are some of the only metroidvanias I've played

Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · 16d

Have you played silksong? I'm thoroughly enjoying it despite the difficulty. Clair Obscur is on my list

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Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · 16d

My condolences

Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · 18d

I have returned to civilization. Should I not have?

A campsite in the boundary waters canoe area (NE MN)

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Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · 19d

A lone canoe drifting through waters that have not yet learned to fear the touch of man

#fishing #photography #canoeing

Fishing in the boundary waters canoe area

Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · 24d

America's 3rd shoreline, the great lakes. We just left Grand Marais, on the north shore of lake Superior
#photography #landscapes

A bay on lake Superior, with fog rolling in

An old lighthouse is visible in the distance

Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · 25d

I'm going on a canoe trip in the boundary waters (NE MN) this week. May the call of the Loons ease my suffering and heal my soul

Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · 29d

I almost got a good shot of one the other day but I wasn't fast enough. Those buggers don't like to sit still

Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · 29d

Now that it's not a sauna outside, I've been breaking out the camera again. I'm glad to have caught a good photo of a monarch before they leave for the year

#photography #butterflies #wildlife 🌿

A monarch butterfly resting on a yellow flower

Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · Jul 29

And after a while, one poked its head out of the hole. I hung out there for a little while longer, and managed to catch the pair switching spots in a series of photos. Here's the other 2

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Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · Jul 29

Yeah I was pretty lucky to find that spot. One day I was on a walk and saw one flying from a distance, and it was near a small wetland with a lot of dead standing trees. So a few days later I came back with my camera and tripod, hoping to be able to spot an active nesting cavity -

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Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · Jul 29

This is one of my favorite photos I've taken so far, from back in April

#wildlife #photography #birds 🌿

A pair of pileated woodpeckers building a nesting cavity. One of them hanging on the tree next to the cavity and the other flying away

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Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · Jul 26

Beautiful little windstorms rolling through today #illinois #weather

A windstorm rolling through sangamon county. This storm had a special weather statement for 50 mph wind gusts

Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · Jul 20

Little squall line that rolled through sangamon county IL yesterday at around 11:30ish
#illinois #ilwx #weather

A squall line in central Illinois yesterday around midday. At the time it had a special weather statement for 50 mph wind gusts

Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · Jul 14

Sorry for the break from photos, I've been doing a lot of fishing this summer. Photos will return! I'm going on a canoe trip to the boundary waters in September, but I haven't decided if I feel comfortable bringing my camera equipment yet

Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · Jun 10

#birds #wildlife #photography 🌿

Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · Jun 1

A record of 9-49 means that something is seriously wrong. A strike would be a good idea for them

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Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · Jun 1

I'm not gonna say the Rockies are good, but watching them play against the Cubs they are definitely better than I was expecting. They put up a good fight, but at the end of the day they still lost all 3 games

Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · Jun 1

Rockies put up a surprisingly good fight against the Cubs on Tuesday. They lost, but made it to the 11th inning

Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · May 25

Crepuscular rays. Such an interesting phenomenon

#weather #photography

Crepuscular rays are caused by light rays shining through dust or other haze in the sky

Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · May 25

They're native to parts of the US, but being an aggressive and fast reproducing species they can easily become invasive when introduced to new areas

Byron Hurley Photography @byronhurley.bsky.social · May 25

If you get a frog lure for bass fishing you can catch bullfrogs. Actually pretty fun lol